[ON THE EMERGING MARKETS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
                             FUND, INC. LETTERHEAD]


July 18, 2000

VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE
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Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

RE:  The Emerging Markets Telecommunications Fund, Inc. - CIK No. 0000884042
     Request for Withdrawal of Registration Statement on Form N-14
     File No. 333-41032
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Ladies and Gentlemen:

It has come to our attention that a Registration Statement on Form N-14 was
incorrectly filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2000 on
behalf of The Emerging Markets Telecommunications Fund, Inc. ("ETF"). On that
date, we filed a Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration
Statement") relating to the proposed merger of The Emerging Markets
Infrastructure Fund, Inc.("EMG") with and into ETF. ETF is the acquiring company
and EMG is the target. It appears that the Registration Statement was filed on
behalf of both ETF and EMG, using both entities' CIK code numbers, instead of
just ETF's CIK code number. Additionally, we discovered that the Registration
Statement was filed under the incorrect form type, "N-14." As both ETF and EMG
are closed-end funds, the Registration Statement should have been filed under
"N-14 8C."

We respectfully request that the Registration Statement on Form N-14 filed on
behalf of ETF be withdrawn pursuant to Rule 477(a) under the Securities Act of
1933.

Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to
call me at (212) 875-3947.

Very truly yours,

/s/  Michael A. Pignataro

Michael A. Pignataro

cc:  Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Investment Management
         Shaswat Das
     Daniel Schloendorn, Esq.